dr Błażej Bojarski

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6301-7959

Publikacje /  Publications

1. Ross A.J., Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2026. A critical review of the age of Baltic amber from the Samland Peninsula, Russia. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh [Published online 23 March 2026] https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755691025100960;  
2. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2025. Early Miocene coastal taphonomy: Piddock and barnacle inclusions from Chiapas amber (simojovelite). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 70 , 495–505. [Published online 10 September 2025]  https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01200.2024
3. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2025. Taphonomy of fossil resins: a petrological and geochemical approach using the van Krevelen diagram. Fossil Studies 3, 11, 1–12. [Available online 26 July 2025]  https://doi.org/10.3390/fossils3030011
4. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Azar S., Szwedo J. 2025. Teredolites clavatus borings in fossil resins and its significance – a new data from Cretaceous Lebanese amber. Palaeoworld 34 , 200997, 1–6. [Available online 21 July 2025, published 30 October 2025]  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2025.200997
5. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2025. Ichnotaxonomy of new boring taxa: linking insect activity and fossil resins formation. Palaeoentomology, 008, 147–156.  https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.8.2.5
6. Liu X.-J., Jiang H., Chen J., Fu Y.-Z., Boderau M., Bojarski, B., Bruthansová J., Nyunt T.T., Szwedo J. 2024. Investigation of Cretodorus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Mimarachnidae) based on new adult and nymph fossils from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber. Mesozoic, 1, 235–254.  https://doi.org/10.11646/mesozoic.1.3.4
7. Szadziewski R., Zhang Q.-Q., Bojarski B., Ševčik J., Krzemińska E., Krzemiński W. 2024. Burmaculex (Diptera: Culicidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, with the first description of a male and three new species. Palaeoentomology, 007, 539–553.  https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.7.4.13
8. Boudinot B.E, Richter A.K., Hammel J.U., Szwedo J., Bojarski B., Perrichot V. 2022. Genomic-phenomic reciprocal illumination: †Desyopone gen. nov., an exceptional aneuretine-like fossil ant from Ethiopian amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Insects, 13, 796, 1–19.  
   https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090796; https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/9/796  
9. Perrichot V., Boudinot B.E., Engel M.S., Xu, C.P., Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2022. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Miocene Ethiopian amber: filling gaps in the geological record of African terrestrial biota. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 196, 775–791. Published online 20 July 2022.  https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlabc053
   Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Miocene Ethiopian amber: filling gaps in the geological record of African terrestrial biota | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
10. Szadziewski R., Grogan W.L., Sontag E. & Bojarski B. 2022. A new genus of predatory midge in the Monohelea complex from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Insecta Mundi, 0919, 1–9. 
11. Szadziewski R., Bojarski B., Sontag E. & Szwedo J. 2022. A new giant dung midge from Miocene Ethiopian amber (Diptera: Scatopsidae). Zootaxa, 5099, 549–562.  https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5099.5.3
12. Bojou, V., Rosse-Guillevic, S., Griffon, M., Bojarski B., Szwedo, J., Perrichot, V. 2021. The genus Allodia (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Miocene Ethiopian amber. Fossil Record, 24, 339–346.  https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-339-2021 
13. Szadziewski R., Sontag E., Bojarski B. 2020. First record of the relict australian genus Meunierohelea in Miocene Dominican Amber (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Annales Zoologici 70, 285-288. 
14. Tischer, M., Gorczak, M., Bojarski, B., Pawłowska, J., Hoffeins, C., Hoffeins, H. W., & Wrzosek, M. 2019. New fossils of ascomycetous anamorphic fungi from Baltic amber. Fungal Biology, 123, 804-810.
15. Bao, T., Walczyńska, K. S., Bojarski, B., Jarzembowski, E., Wang, B., Rust, J. 2018. A new species of tumbling flower beetle (Coleoptera: Mordellidae) from Baltic amber. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. (Dostępne online: 28.11.2018), doi.org/10.1007/s12542-018-0434-4
16. Bojarski B., Zarzycka V. 2017. Definicja rodziny szrońcowatych Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), a jej zapis kopalny. Bursztynisko. Bilingual Newsletter of the International Amber Association, 40, 26-27.
17. Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2016. Skarby ukryte w okruchach bursztynu, czyli paleontologia na plaży / Treasures hidden in amber slivers, or palaeontology on the beach. Bursztynisko. Bilingual Newsletter of the International Amber Association, 38, 33-38.

Wystąpienia i abstrakty konferencyjne / Presentations and conference abstracts

1. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2026. Bursztyn jak węgiel. O tym, co żywica robi pod ziemią / Amber like coal: what resin does underground. Bursztynisko – The Amber Magazine, 50: 140–142.

2. Zakrzewska M., Szwedo J., Bojarski B. 2026. Pierwszy fosylny łowik z plemienia Andrenosomatini (Diptera: Asilidae) w meksykańskim bursztynie z Chiapas. In: Kopeć K., Sontag E., Syratt M. (Eds), XLI Zjazd Sekcji Paleoentomologicznej Polskiego Towarzystwa Entomologicznego i Konferencja naukowa: „Owady w zapisie kopalnym” 20 marca 2026, Warszawa PAN Muzeum Ziemi, pp. 26–27. [talk] 

3. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2026. Ichnoskamieniałości jako narzędzie do badania tafonomii żywic kopalnych. In: Kopeć K., Sontag E., Syratt M. (Eds), XLI Zjazd Sekcji Paleoentomologicznej Polskiego Towarzystwa Entomologicznego i Konferencja naukowa: „Owady w zapisie kopalnym” 20 marca 2026, Warszawa PAN Muzeum Ziemi, pp. 11–12. [talk] 

4. Szwedo J., Bojarski B. 2025. Fossil resins and their inclusions – source of data, source of confusion. In: Kopeć K., Sontag E., Soszyńska A., Szwedo J. (Eds), Book of Abstracts. 40^th Anniversary of the Palaeoentomological Section of the Polish Entomological Society International Palaeoentomological Conference Fossil Insects Bridging Past & Present, 22-25 May 2025, Kraków, Poland, pp. 92–93. ISBN: 978-83-61358-01-5 [talk] 

5. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2025. Insect behavior in fossil wood: Linking wood-boring activity to resin formation in Baltic amber deposits. In: IECE Secretariat (Eds), Proceedings of the 2^nd International Electronic Conference on Entomology, 19–21 May 2025, MDPI Basel, Switzerland, p. 100. [poster] 

6. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2025. New trace fossils in fossilized wood from Eocene: implications for amber deposits formation and paleoecological studies. In: Vlachos E., Crespo V.D., Ríos Ibañez M., Gamonal A., Jiménez Hidalgo E., Guerrero-Arenas R., Arnal F.A.M., Allende Mosquera A., González-Dionis J. (Eds), Book of Abstracts of 5^th Virtual Palaeontological Congress, March 10^th-25^th, 2025, p. 86. [short talk] 

7. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2024. Paleontology and a boring story of fossil resins. p. 18. In: De Baets K., Kaim A. (Eds), Joint Meeting of the Polish Paleobiologists, and the 95^th Annual Meeting of the Paläontologische Gesellschaft (Palges), Warsaw, September 16^th–21^st, 2024, p. 18. [talk] https://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/24832;
   https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01209.2024 

8. Bouju V., Feldberg K., Kaasalainen U., Schäfer-Verwimp A., Hedenäs L., Buck W.R., Wang B., Bojarski B., Szwedo J., Perrichot V., Schmidt A. 2024. The Miocene Ethiopian record of a cryptogam community in amber. In: Bek J., Votočková Frojdová J. (Eds), XV International Palynological Congress XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference 27–31 May 2024, Prague Czech Republic, Abstract Book, p. 194. ISBN: 978-80-908364-6-4 [talk] 

9. Costanzo A., Bojarski B., Kosior M., Klikowicz-Kosior A. 2023. Baltic amber and its inclusions: an insight into the origin and nature of the trapped material. International Gemmological Conference Tokyo – Japan, 20-27.10.2023, pp. 161-162. 

10. Costanzo A., Bojarski B., Kosior M., Klikowicz-Kosior A. 2023. Baltic amber and its inclusions: an insight into the origin and nature of the trapped material. The Geoscience paradigm: resources, risk and future perspectives. Potenza, 19-21.09.2023, p. 536. 

11. Szwedo J., Bojarski B. 2023. The first damsel bug (Heteroptera, Nabidae) from Eocene Lublin amber, pp. 39-40. In: Kment P., Malenovský I. (Eds), 9^th European Hemiptera Congress, Kurdějov, Czechia, 25.6–1.7.2023. Book of abstracts. National Museum of the Czech Republic, Prague. [talk] 

12. Szwedo J., Bojarski B. 2023. Damsel bug from Eocene Lublin amber, may be not such a damsel. In: Szwedo J., Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Sontag E. (Eds), Fossil Record in Resins and Sediments. 25^th Anniversary of Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, May 23-26, 2023, Book of Abstracts, p. 103–104. ISBN 978-83-968174-0-2 [poster] 

13. Celary W., Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2023. Buzzers from the past the first Melikertini bee from Eocene Lublin amber. In: Szwedo J., Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Sontag E. (Eds), Fossil Record in Resins and Sediments. 25^th Anniversary of Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, May 23-26, 2023, Book of Abstracts, p. 31–32. ISBN 978-83-968174-0-2 [poster] 

14. Bouju V., Perrichot V., Nohra Y., Jeanneau L., Cole J., Feldberg K., Schmidt A.R., Wang B., Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2023. What is Ethiopian amber telling us about Miocene African forest ecosystem? In: Szwedo J., Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Sontag E. (Eds), Fossil Record in Resins and Sediments. 25^th Anniversary of Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, May 23-26, 2023, Book of Abstracts, p. 29. ISBN 978-83-968174-0-2 [talk] 

15. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2023. Exploring the fossil resins taphonomy – piddocks inclusions and ichnofossils. In: Szwedo J., Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Sontag E. (Eds), Fossil Record in Resins and Sediments. 25^th Anniversary of Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, May 23-26, 2023, Book of Abstracts, p. 25. ISBN 978-83-968174-0-2 [talk] 

16. Szwedo J., Bojarski B. 2023. Not such a damsel – first damsel bug (Heteroptera: Nabidae) from the Eocene amber of Lublin, Poland. In: Vlachos E., Crespo V.D., Ríos Ibañez M., Arnal F.A.M., Gamonal A., Cruzado-Caballero P., González-Dionis J, Guerrero-Arenas R, Sánchez-Gárcia A. (Eds), Book of Abstracts of 4^th Virtual Palaeontological Congress, May 8^th-22^nd, 2023, p. 38. ISBN 978-84-09-51470-0 [presentation] 

17. Bojarski B., Cierocka K., Szwedo J. 2023. Once upon a time in Mexican amber – a tale of two piddocks. In: Vlachos E., Crespo V.D., Ríos Ibañez M., Arnal F.A.M., Gamonal A, Cruzado-Caballero P., González-Dionis J, Guerrero-Arenas R., Sánchez-Gárcia A. (Eds), Book of Abstracts of 4^th Virtual Palaeontological Congress, May 8^th-22^nd, 2023, p. 24. ISBN 978-84-09-51470-0 

18. Bojarski B., Izdebska J. N., Cierocka K., Rolbiecki L. 2021. The story of nematodes from Baltic amber –  cases from MAIG Collection. 3^rd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 December 2021. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era,  p. 286. ISBN 978-84-09-36657-6. 

19. Cierocka K., Bojarski B., Izdebska J. N., Rolbiecki L. 2021. The peacock mite from MAIG collection – Tuckerellidae inclusion in Baltic amber. 3^rd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 December 2021. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era,  p. 246. ISBN 978-84-09-36657-6.

20. Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2021. Data set of pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs preserved in Baltic amber from MAIG Collection. 3^rd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 December 2021. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era,  p. 240. ISBN 978-84-09-36657-6. 

21. Bojarski B., Izdebska J. N., Cierocka K., Rolbiecki L. 2021. Peacock caught again in amber - the second record of the Tuckerellidae family (Acariformes, Prostigmata) in Baltic amber. 5^th International Meeting of Early-stage Researchers in Palaeontology, May 18-21 Book of Abstracts. 5 International Meeting of Early-stage Researchers in Palaeontology Lithuania 2021, p. 64. 

22. Bojarski B., Rolbiecki L., Cierocka K., Izdebska J. N. 2021. Nematoda as the source of information of so-called “amber forest” – what story do they tell us? 5^th International Meeting of Early-stage Researchers in Palaeontology, May 18-21, 2021, Naujoji Akmené, Lithuania. Book of Abstracts, p. 22. 

23. Bojarski B., Szwedo J. 2021. Data set of pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs preserved in Baltic amber from MAIG Collection. 3^rd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 December 2021. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era, p. 240. ISBN 978-84-09-36657-6 [short presentation]

24. Bojarski B., Cierocka K. 2020. Taphonomy of Baltic Amber Inclusions, 2nd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 May 2020. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era, s. 32. 
     
25. Sontag E., Bojarski B., Szwedo J., Żyła D. 2020. Scientific potential of the collection at the Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk. 2nd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 May 2020. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era, s. 38.
     
26. Sontag E., Bojarski B. 2020. Amber Education at University of Gdańsk. 2nd Palaeontological Virtual Congress. 1-15 May 2020. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in the virtual era, s. 86. 
     
27. Bojarski, B., Cierocka K. 2019. What is boring in Baltic amber? Palaeoentomological Conference: “Insects in fossil record” and 36th Meeting of Palaeoentomological Section, Polish Entomological Society. Gdańsk, 22.03.2019.
     
28. Bojarski B. 2019. Ichnoskamieniałości w bursztynie bałtyckim. III Konferencja Doktorantów Nauk Przyrodniczych, Gdańsk, 25-28.06.2019.
     
29. Sontag E., Bojarski B., Brysz A.M., Pielowska A., Szwedo J. 2019. Museum of Amber Inclusions, University of Gdańsk: 20 years of science and education. In: NASCIMBENE, P.C. (ed.) Abstracts. 8th International Conference on Fossil Insects, Arthropods & Amber, Santo Domingo 2019, pp. 134–135. [poster] 
     
30. Bojarski, B. 2018. What is boring in fossil resin? W: Crespo, V. D., Manzanares, E., Marquina-Blasco, R., Suñer, M., Herráiz, J. L., Gamonal, A., Arnal, F. A. M., Ferrón, H. G., Gascó, F., Martínez-Pérez, C. (red.), Ist Palaeontological Virtual Congress. Book of Abstracts. Palaeontology in a virtual era., 190. ISBN: 978-84-09-07386-3 
     
31. Szwedo J., Sontag E., Szawaryn K., Bojarski B., Brysz A., Pielowska A. Museum of Amber Inclusions University of Gdańsk – Collections and Databases. 1st Palaeontological Virtual Congress, December 1st-15th, 2018. Book of Abstracts, Palaeontology in a virtual era., p. 126.
     
32. Tischer M., Bojarski B., Gorczak M., Pawłowska J., Szczepaniak K., Wrzosek M. 2018. The diversity of fossil fungi in Baltic amber. W: Wagner-Wysiecka E., Szwedo J., Sontag E., Sobecka A., CzebreszukJ. i Cwaliński M. (red.), Symposium Amber. Science and Art. Abstracts. Gdańsk, 49. ISBN 978-83-908187-1-9. Amberif, Gdańsk, 23.03.2018
     
33. Tischer M., Bojarski B., Gorczak M., Pawłowska J., Szczepaniak K., Wrzosek M. 2018. The diversity of fossil fungi in Baltic amber. 5th Young Natural History Scientist's Meeting, Paryż, 6-10.03.2018
     
34. Szawaryn K., Bojarski B. 2017. Kolekcja Muzeum Inkluzji w Bursztynie na Uniwersytecie Gdańskim w aspekcie naukowym i Amber. Science popularyzatorskim. Muzea Geologiczne. Kolekcje, ekspozycje, popularyzacja – w 100 rocznicę urodzin Eufrozyna Sagana. Wałbrzych, 31.03.2017
     
35. Bojarski B., Zarzycka V. 2017. A definition of the planthopper family Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), and its fossil record. Palaeoentomological Conference: “Insects in fossil record” and 34 th Meeting of Palaeoentomological Section, Polish Entomological Society. Gdańsk, 23.03.2017